Shark vs. Roomba - Shark IQ vs. Roomba S9+ vs. Roomba i7+ vs. Shark R85 vs. Roomba 675 vs. Roomba e5 

Indeed, that is correct.

Just buy some fake non iRobot bags this is not printer ink lol

Bags are extremely cheap and last a long time. A bagless base is definitely something I would avoid. 3rd party bags will be available for cheap for decades and there are no filters to change in the base unlike Shark.

That's it! I'm not getting the Bot! Cause of garbage bags. Unacceptable! No bags no bot.

Always sad to lose a subscriber, but you cannot please everyone. The reason I don't think Shark IQ is as good simply comes down to performance. 1) It was only able to remove 74% of debris in our low carpet tests 2) It was only able to remove 90% of debris in our high carpet tests 3) Its navigation struggled throughout our full home cleaning tests 4) The dust bin clogged during our tests and the dust bin is incredibly small, which might not be a big issue given the self empty. However, clogging on a relatively small amount is problematic and speaks to lager design issues. 5) In terms of build quality it's just not there. The plastics used just don't feel robust and don't give me confidence that it will last. I wouldn't go as far as to say it's a bad robot vacuum, but compared to Roomba it's just not at the same level. Granted...Roomba is more expensive, but what's the point of buying an inexpensive robot if the performance and quality isn't there? If self empty + inexpensive is more important, then by all means, Shark is a fine pick. But if better performance, better build quality, and better navigation is important then Roomba is clearly better.

Haha...indeed. To its credit, I don't think Shark dropped all of those. My camera man placed stuff to close to that clean base...which to your point, Shark does have a hard time cleaning right next to the base. In any case, I don't blame you...in general, I think Roomba just makes a much better robot vacuum.

The shark was told to dock and didn't appear to be cleaning near docking station. Thus, leaving debris.

Modern Castle l

Thanks for sharing your experience! Glad to hear it's working out well for you.

Apparently I didn't communicate those thoughts very well, so my apologies for that. It's not that Shark doesn't have those features, it's that they don't perform as well / at all. 1. Despite the "high suction" setting on the app, it's overall cleaning performance was significantly worse than Roomba and many other robots we've tested 2. The digital mapping failed to work at any level even after numerous training runs. The map never appeared and could not be interacted with / customized. 3. In our tests the Shark IQ did leave debris near the docking station In any case, it sounds like your experience was massively better than what we had with Shark. But I can only really talk about what we saw based on our experience while testing and using the Shark. Had our experience been more like yours my view of Shark's IQ would be significantly better.

You should test the roomba against Roborock 6+

@@hoptag We don't have a dedicated Roomba vs. Roborock S6, but we do our a larger comparison here - moderncastle.com/roborock-vs-roomba/ And a video comparison here - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vWkfG68EpS0.html

Dreamleaf u seem like the vacuum king or Queen. Ur nic name Dreamleaf is the same name of my delta 8 vape called Dreamleaf. I have a 50 pund dog that sheds & a 1-1 apartment 853 square feet. Which would you recommend me to get? It's really mostly hair so I'm definitely not bying the Terminator 1000 for hundreds of dollars. I need a serviceable & affordable around $200 or less. Is there 1 that would be worth it. Cause there's a chance Gator will try to chew it. thank u

@@dolphin1346 the cheapest one would be the shark with auto empty. But even if you get it on Black Friday it would be 325$. Absolute cheapest. If I had a heavy shedding pet. I would just use vacuum. For 300 you can get a shark apex. And it's a pretty sexy vacuum

@@dreamleaf6784 for me its like an investment. I would be saving about 8-10 hours a week with time & effort when I can use those hours for OT at work. I just don't want my dog to destroy it thank you for the info

I don't think that's the case. What features did I say Shark IQ has that you think it does?

Modern Castle It does digital rooms now so you can tell her to go in one place or another just like the rumba all in the app, it also recharges and restarts and it does this multiple times per day, You also didn’t mention how convenient it is to not have a bag you have to replace like you do in the the roombas

@@Jacksonzole57 Good points, not sure what other robot vacuums out there offer emptying stations that DON'T require disposable bags, if there are any at all. I think only Shark IQ offers this? Honestly disposable vacuum bags are 1940s-era, what is this, a Roomba Hoover? So you're putting trash, in a mini-trash bag, so you can throw that trash bag in your larger trash bag. Absolutely wasteful, what a joke. I'm not about to subscribe to a monthly supply of trash bags. Shark IQ's bagless station is a huge plus.

@@Jacksonzole57 Is right. The IQ has recharge and resume (I've not messed with the other features but reviewers who go into detail show that it has the others that this video claimed didn't).

As someone who just bought a shark IQ I can confirm this video needs to be updated. Lots of facts are incorrectly stated regarding shark

A testament to why suction power isn't the end all be all metric. Shark IQ was notable worse at removing debris from both low and high pile carpets, clogged due to dust bin that's sized well below average, and has an app that at best isn't great (we never were able to get it actually complete a map).

In theory, yes, that's how it works. In our experience, none of that happened. We were never able to get the IQ to generate a map of our space. I'd suggest looking at either the Roomba i7 / i7+ or Roborock's S-series for digital mapping. We've had good experiences with both of those. See here for more - moderncastle.com/roborock-vs-roomba/

Modern Castle So does the shark IQ home mapping have the capability of mapping out my home on the app and if I tell it to go to a certain room will it go through that room I don’t want to spend a fortune but I do you want some thing that is going to clean on the days that I do not

@@kimmmy68 1) Yes it has mapping 2) However, it never working during our tests, so I cannot speak to its performance. As such, I would not recommend Shark IQ

Yeah, I hear you there. If it makes you feel any better this type of better is pretty similar across manufacturers. I've seen it in both Roomba, Roborock, and a number of others. When it comes to speed, none of them are really amazing. But I would guess that really is a low priority for the designers.

Thank you! That's interesting. Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm surprised to hear you had so many issues with the S9+. I have an S9+ in my home and it's been running with virtually zero help from me for months and months. In any case, I'm glad to hear the Shark IQ worked better for you!

Modern Castle yeah I just wish I wasn’t out over $1k oh and the s9+ side brush bristles wore away after only a month.

They are all about the same.

I agree with that statement. The Roomba may eventually get everything clean but it's scattering debris all over the place. The Shark seems much more controlled, though slower, which is expected.

They do have slimmer robots, but in my experience they are never as good. Even so, at 3.5-4" that's still slim enough to fit under most furniture. Regarding edge cleaning, that's a feature that a good number of models now have within the app.

At least a couple of weeks. One option would be to get an S9 here - amzn.to/3aNgFCI And the clean base here - amzn.to/3dFm1lb Those 2 together are the exact package that the S9+ includes.

@@ModernCastle thank you so much!!

@@MrDeJesus90 You're welcome!

so you need a bag for the roomba self emptying?

@@angl1959 Yes!

@@angl1959 yes, but there’s third party bags that claim to have multiple uses

Any of the flagship Roomba are going to perform best for hair. That includes the S9+, i7+, i3+, and e5.

@@ModernCastle Pet magazine mentioned Roomba 980?? vs. I 3 best? Hardwood floors & hair :)

@@marshagardner7170 i3 is just a better version of the 980. That's why the 980 is on its way to discontinuation. Pet Magazine probably wasn't aware of the i3+, which just released 6 weeks ago.

@@ModernCastle thanks so much!

@@marshagardner7170 You're welcome

Glad it was helpful!

You don't need internet. You can operate it with just the buttons on the unit.

@@ModernCastle which unit is this and dose it require bags

@@karenhewitt6623 Everyone robot I've tested to date has buttons and can be operated without the internet / app. The only ones that require bags are the ones with a self empty station, Shark's self empty station does not though.

As I recall, we weren't ever able to get the app working with the Shark, so it was on default / auto section, not max mode.

Did you notice that very little exhaust air comes out of the shark iq? I was previously using a Neato and it had much strong airflow. The shark works fine , just wondering if what I am seeing is normal for the shark iq? Thanks my friend

@@tac6044 No, I did not notice my exhaust...but I also don't really notice any exhaust on any robot. Nor do I notice exhaust on the highest end Dyson upright and stick vacuums. A high stream of air flow pouring out of the vacuum is not an indicator of performance. If anything, it shows the vacuum is not well sealed.

It is. I haven't tested the Shark AI Ultra, though I have never tested any Shark product that "killed" any reasonable competitor.

Thank you

lol..

Many people have opined the same, and it's just un-true. While iRobot has given me several models for free (S9+, i3+, and e5), that bears no impact on our recommendations or reviews. Moreover, we've purchased far more Roomba models than Shark. We purchased and reviewed the Roomba 870, 890, 675, 690, i7+, 960, and 980 before Roomba ever sent us any product for free. We also liked them just as much then as we do now. We have the same type of affiliate relationship with Shark as we do we Roomba. But, to be fair, Shark has not sent us free products. While I agree, we could have done a better job of explaining some of Shark's features in this video, they were not merely "forgotten". Most of those features just didn't work, namely the mapping, which to this day has never worked in any capacity on our Shark IQ. Needless to say, I'm not a big fan of Shark's robot vacuum line. There are just better vacuums out there. But in general, I do really like Shark as a company. Their uprights and cordless stick vacuums are among are very favorites and best reviewed.

@@ModernCastle aww man, I hope I don't regret my Shark IQ purchase yesterday. I'll let you know of any regrets (if any). Their bagless feature is really what won me over. I figured I'd try the Shark first and if I didn't like it I'd just give it to some 1 and then purchase a different one-Roomba maybe

@@martinlopeziii3184 I hope so as well. I'm interested to hear of your experiences with it. Bagless is a bit of a mixed bag (no pun intended). It is more convinient and less expensive, but the bags are more hgyenic and capture ultra fine particulates better. Most self empty dust bins seem to be going with the bagged version, and most tend to last quite a while (3 months if you do a crazy level of vacuum, but at least in my case they are routinely going up to a year before I need to replace).

@@ModernCastle Thanks for the insight. Will let you know how it goes...

@@martinlopeziii3184 You're welcome

Wrong. I have two Sharks and they are flawless.

It definitely does recharge and resume

candlercando does that mean that if it dies while doing your house it recharges and picks up where it left off?

@@marianamantorr15 Not die totally, but yes if it gets close to a percent empty like 5% ( for example) left it goes back to charge to 100% and resumes where it left off.

Thank you

Get the S9+ then. It's the best overall model.

Nice! That's a great price for the 960. People certainly get passionate if you have a different opinion than them. Thanks for your kind words!

I have tested Neato previously, albeit one of their more budget models. Overall, I wasn't overly impressed. I had a battery die and then an entire replacement unit die, both within a couple months of using them. My experience using their warranty / service left much to be desired. Granted, that was a couple of years ago. Perhaps we'll order one of their newer models later this year. Any suggestions you'd like to see us try?

@@ModernCastle I got a D4 use it every day and other than rarely getting lost works fine. No go lines are easy to use, I would skip the D5 looks like a minor upgrade to D4 and the D5 and up have side brushes.

@@Slacker28 Nice! Glad to hear the D4 is working so well. I'll keep that model in mind (I think we got the D3 previously) for later this year.

@@ModernCastle careful the D3 had flaws to the point they came out with a D3 pro model, which neato has never done with any other model.

@@Slacker28 Ah I see, well that probably does help to explain the issues I experienced.

Thank you!

I would say that is generally the case with every robot vacuum. In my experience, Roomba doesn't tangle as often on the brushroll itself, but instead either is able to remove the hair or is pushes it to either end of the wheeled axle. The axle can spool hair to a surprising density before you need to release the wheels and remove the hair.

@@ModernCastle exactly. I took back the e6 to Costco after about 5 months. Within about 5 mins of running it would always say bin full even when it wasn't. ALSO about the hair tangling up around the axle was constant. Very frustrating. I was cleaning that things and removing the rollers every time it ran.

im thinking about trying that iQ Shark with the auto clean. The auto dumping function is appealing as we have dogs and have to dump about 6x week. easily.

If you have women in your home you shouldn’t need a robot to clean.

@@joshua7999 I'm a woman and find this hilarious!!! Something my husband would say!!! But since he has me working outside the home, I'm getting one of these babies, LOL